A Mucky Business with Tim Farron

Tim is joined this week by broadcast journalist Cara Bentley as they reflect on a whirlwind 2022. Tim also explains what an MP gets up to over the Christmas period. Want your question answered next week? Drop a quick email to [email protected].  

Tim is joined this week by Gareth McNab, the director external affairs at Christians Against Poverty.They discuss the scale of poverty in the UK and ask whether poverty can ever be eradicated here. Tim also reflects on the census figures which shows...

Tim is joined this week by Andy Bevan from International Justice Mission UK. They discuss the World Cup controversies surrounding host nation Qatar when it comes to labour exploitation. Tim also reflects back on the support of the Iranian team who re...

Tim is joined this week by Fr Mark Vickers, author of the book God in Number 10 which looks at the faith of our country’s Prime Ministers. They look at how faith has impacted politics over the decades and what it means now that we have a Hindu PM in...

Tim is joined this week by former MP and parliamentary director of the Conservative Christian Fellowship David Burrowes. David shares how he founded that organisation and unpacks what it means to be both a Conservative and a Christian. And Tim reflec...

Tim is joined this week by author and historian Tom Holland. They unpack some of themes of his book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World and look ahead to the future impact of Christianity across the world And as politicians and ca...

Tim is joined this week by political consultant and founder of the Good Faith Partnership, Russ Rook. They discuss the variety of ways one can influence politics from advising party leaders to bringing together groups of people to tackle societal pro...

Tim is joined this week by Paul Givan, a former First Minister of Northern Ireland. They unpack the challenges of serving in Northern Irish politics and the importance of being open about matters of faith. Tim also unpacks how to handle imposter synd...

Tim is joined this week by director of the Liberal Democrat Christian Forum – Lizzie Jewkes. While never serving in front line politics, she was responsible for legislation which affected millions of people in a positive way. Tim also tells of how we...

Tim is joined this week by political journalist Rob Hutton – someone who has seen the ‘mucky business’ of politics up close through his work in parliament. They discuss the relationship between journalism and politics – the good, the bad and the ugly...

Tim is joined this week by Hannah Rich, director of Christians on the Left for part two of our special episode recorded in front of a live audience at Labour Party conference. They discuss the need for Christians of the same political thinking to uni...

Tim is joined this week by Christian Labour MP Stephen Timms for part one of our special episode recorded in front of a live audience at Labour Party conference. They unpack the struggles of being a believer and working in the ‘mucky business’ of pol...

Christian MP Tim Farron is joined this week by Glen Scrivener - ordained minister, director of Speak Life and author of The Air We Breathe. They unpack some of the themes of that book, looking at the values and beliefs of Christianity and how they im...

Christian MP Tim Farron is joined this week by broadcaster, commentator and former Downing Street advisor Tim Montgomerie. They pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth but also look ahead to the role King Charles will play in politics both in Westminster but...

Christian MP Tim Farron is joined this week by David Barclay from the Good Faith Partnership. They discuss community organising, collaboration and how there’s plenty of opportunities to make a difference in people’s lives away from front line politic...